OCR•A-Level•Psychology
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Individual Differences Area
Core studies in individual differences including psychopathology and personality
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Individual Differences Area is a key topic in the OCR A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers core studies in individual differences including psychopathology and personality.
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Freud (1909) Little Hans case studyBackground: psychoanalytic theoryAims of the case studyHans's phobia developmentThe giraffe dreamThe plumber fantasyFreud's interpretationOedipus complex applicationCastration anxietyResolution of phobiaConclusions on psychosexual developmentMethodological evaluationScientific status of psychoanalysisAlternative explanationsBaron-Cohen et al. (1997) autism eyes studyBackground: theory of mindMindblindness hypothesisAims of the studySample: adults with autism/AspergerControl groups: normal and TouretteEyes Task procedureBasic and complex emotionsGender recognition control taskFindings on emotion recognitionConclusions on theory of mindApplications to autismEvaluation of Baron-Cohen et al.Defining abnormalityStatistical infrequencyDeviation from social normsFailure to function adequatelyDeviation from ideal mental healthClassification systemsDSM and ICDCharacteristics of autismSocial communication difficultiesRestricted interestsTheory of mind deficitBiological explanationsPsychological explanationsStructure of personalityId, ego, superegoDefence mechanismsPsychosexual stagesRole of unconsciousIndividual vs situational factorsIdiographic vs nomothetic approachesEthics of labellingCultural issues in diagnosisUsefulness of case studies
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